MC Hammer
Stanley Kirk Burrell (born March 30, 1962), better known by his stage name MC Hammer (or simply Hammer), is an American rapper, actor, TV personality, entrepreneur, celebrity spokesperson, and ordained preacher. Known for hit songs such as "U Can't Touch This", "2 Legit 2 Quit", and "Pumps and a Bump", flashy dance movements, extravagant choreography, and his eponymous Hammer pants. A multi-award winner, Hammer is considered a "forefather" and pioneering innovator of pop rap (incorporating elements of freestyle music), and is the first hip hop artist to achieve diamond status with his album Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em. BET ranked Hammer as the No. 7 "Best Dancer of All Time". Vibe's "The Best Rapper Ever Tournament" declared him the 17th favorite of all-time during the first round. He continues to perform concerts at music venues and appears in television advertisements, along with participating in social media and ministry/outreach functions. Along with a Mattel doll and other merchandise, Hammer starred in a Saturday-morning cartoon called Hammerman in 1991. He became an ordained preacher during the late 1990s and hosted M.C. Hammer and Friends, a Christian ministry program on TBN. Hammer was also a dance judge on Dance Fever in 2003, was the co-creator of the dance website DanceJam.com, and was executive producer of his own reality show titled Hammertime (which aired on the A&E Network during the summer of 2009).
Filmography
40 Hidden Music Treasures at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
40 Hidden Music Treasures at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
The '91 Falcons
as Self
The '91 Falcons
as Self
Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
as Self (archive footage)
Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
as Self (archive footage)
The Swingin' A's
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Swingin' A's
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Zoolander 2
as M.C. Hammer
Zoolander 2
as M.C. Hammer
James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
as Self
James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
as Self
Vanilla Ice Archive
as Self (archive footage)
Vanilla Ice Archive
as Self (archive footage)
1040: Christianity in the New Asia
as Self
1040: Christianity in the New Asia
as Self
Katt Williams: Pimpadelic
as Self
Katt Williams: Pimpadelic
as Self
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
as Roy Thunder
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
as Roy Thunder
Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
as Self
Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
as Self
Letter to the President
as Self
Letter to the President
as Self
Rebels of Oakland: The A's, The Raiders, The '70s
as Self
Rebels of Oakland: The A's, The Raiders, The '70s
as Self
Greatest Hits of the 70's & 80's
as Self (archive footage)
Greatest Hits of the 70's & 80's
as Self (archive footage)
Rhapsody
as Wizard
Rhapsody
as Wizard
Street Life
Street Life
I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America
as Self
I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America
as Self
The Right Connections
as Kendrick Bragg
The Right Connections
as Kendrick Bragg
Private Parts
as M.C. Hammer
Private Parts
as M.C. Hammer
Cheyenne
as Haddox
Cheyenne
as Haddox
Reggie's Prayer
as Forest Ranger Baker
Reggie's Prayer
as Forest Ranger Baker
One Tough Bastard
as Dexter Kane
One Tough Bastard
as Dexter Kane
I Hate the Way I Look
as Self
I Hate the Way I Look
as Self
Last Action Hero
as M.C. Hammer
Last Action Hero
as M.C. Hammer
Surviving a Break-Up
as Self
Surviving a Break-Up
as Self
The Making of "The Addams Family"
as Self
The Making of "The Addams Family"
as Self
Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em: The Movie
as Self / Reverend Pressure
Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em: The Movie
as Self / Reverend Pressure
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
as Self
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
as Self